The governor of Sicily, Renato Schifaniabandoned the convention Blue freedomthe three days of the young people of Forza Italia in progress in San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno). The President of the Region renounced his speech after a heated dispute with Carlo Calendaguest of the event.
The reconstruction
According to what he told ad HandleCalenda would have approached him behind the scenes of the convention: “You know what I think of Sicily … it is to be canceled, to be erased”. Faced with the arguments of Schifani, who would have tried to point out how in recent years Sicily has been the region that has grown more in terms of GDP, the secretary of action would have insisted: “Sicily is to be thrown away, these here who do not abolish the secret vote must go to confinement”, referring to the fact that in the regional council the delegates vote precisely with the guarantee of anonymous.
Schifani’s statements
“Calenda He offended Sicily, absurd behavior by a guest, he was at my house at that moment, “he said Schifaniwhich in addition to the role of governor is also president of the National Council of Forza Italia.
“He attacked me and did it at my house,” added the governor, confirming that he did not want to participate in the convention after the episode.
Calenda’s words
«I’m sorry that Schifani has offended. I just told him what I think. Sicilians are victims of a clientele, expensive and inefficient. A system that was not born yesterday but that accompanied the history of the region from the special statute ». So the leader of action, Carlo Calenda, replies to President Schifani.